To Have and To Hold Back is the 13th episode of Season 3 of H2O: Just Add Water.
Plot[]
Lewis is given the chance of a lifetime with an opportunity to study overseas. But he's interrupted from telling Cleo by Samantha and Don surprising everyone and announcing an early wedding ceremony. When Kim learns about Lewis' impending departure, she sees an opportunity to sabotage the event and breaks the news to Cleo. Distraught but determined, Cleo focuses her attention on organizing the entire ceremony for Don and Samantha on her own, outside the café. With Lewis as Best Man and Cleo as Maid of Honor, the ceremony is icy. Another stunt from Kim gives Lewis the opportunity to declare his love for Cleo and let her know his decision – he's not going. Not to be foiled by her sister, Kim plots yet another way to derail everything and this time succeeds, nearly exposing the trio as mermaids. But with Rikki, Bella, Will, and Lewis' help, Cleo recovers the ceremony and transports it to Mako Island, to finally give Don and Samantha the wedding they deserve. In the process, she realizes she must let Lewis go to follow his dreams – and in a bittersweet goodbye, Lewis departs.
Trivia[]
- Don and Samantha's wedding is the only one on the show.
- It's revealed that Lewis and Cleo know each other since they were 5 year old.
- This is the sixth time where Cleo has cried in the show. The first was Dangerous Waters, the second was in In Over Our Heads, the third was in Sea Change, the fourth was in Keep Your Enemies Close, and the fifth was in The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
- She actually cries twice in this episode, bringing her total number of times she's cried to 7.
- Taryn Marler as Sophie Benjamin is credited, but does not appear in this episode.
- Angus McLaren's final episode as a regular cast member, but he returns at Graduation as guest star.
- Final episode directed by Jeffrey Walker.
- The dresses that Cleo, Rikki and Bella wear for the wedding are the same colors as the swimsuits they wear during the theme song. Cleo wears pink, Rikki wears blue, and Bella wears white.
Allusions[]
Notes[]
- Featured Song: "On This Day"
Quotes[]
Full article: Episode script.
- Cleo: He's gone, but at least we will be looking at the same ocean.
- Cleo: Don't talk like that.
Credits[]
- Rikki Chadwick - Cariba Heine
- Cleo Sertori - Phoebe Tonkin
- Bella Hartley - Indiana Evans
- Lewis McCartney - Angus McLaren
- Will Benjamin - Luke Mitchell
- Zane Bennett - Burgess Abernethy
- Kim Sertori - Cleo Massey
- Sam Sertori - Penni Gray
- Mrs. Webster - Lisa Jane Stockwell
- Ms. Taylor - Mouche Phillips
- Don Sertori - Alan David Lee
- Wedding Planner - Jo Christiaans (uncredited)
Gallery[]
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Behind the scenes[]
Video[]
H2O - just add water S3 E13 - To Have & To Hold Back (full episode)